Tara is a Maryland artist, with a profound love of the western landscape. Plein air introduced her to new landscapes that inspired a body of work that reflects her love of the west. 2024 marked her first solo museum exhibition “Wild Beauty” with the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. Tara achieved the highest international designation, Eminent Pastellist, with the International Association of Pastel Societies in 2022.
Painting on site outdoors in Wyoming, New Mexico, California, Utah, Oregon, Colorado, and Arizona has helped her understand how to reflect the beauty of the west to the viewer. The Western landscape offers her a different palette of inspiration— contrary to the greens of the east coast.
Tara paints unapologetically with bold marks, stark value contrasts, and surprising color combinations. Her hope is to have a conversation with the viewer. Sharing with the viewer a sense of place- with energetic marks and interesting compositions. These days, instead of the plein air circuit she has been working in the studio in pastel, oil, printmaking, ceramics, and glass. She currently resides in Maryland with her husband and four children.
Publication
2023 “Leaving Her Mark”, Southwest Magazine April/May
2020 The Pastel Journal, “Touched by the Light” June
2020 Plein Air Magazine, “Turning up the Volume” April
2020 Artist Focus American Art Collector, September
2018 Pastel Journal Pastel 100
Notable Awards
2022 Awarded Eminent Pastellist IAPS
2021 Exhibition IAPS Pastel Merit Award
2020 Museum Collector Award, Fort Wayne IN
2017 Int’l Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) Bronze
2019 Best in Show, Shades of Pastel National show
2018 Wayne Plein Air “Plein Air Magazine” Award
Exhibition Record
2024 Solo Museum Exhibition, Fort Wayne Museum of Art
2024 Group Exhibition, Gallery 1261, Denver
2023 Group Exhibition, Coors Western Art, Denver
2023 Solo Exhibition Church Street Gallery, PA
2023 Group Exhibition Mall Galleries, London
2021 Group Exhibition IAPS Chicago
2021 Group Exhibition Mall Galleries, London
2020 Group Exhibition Mall Galleries, London
2020 IAPS 36th Juried Exhibition, Dunedin, FL
2019 Solo Exhibition, Delaplaine Arts Center, MD
2018 China (Suzhou) International Pastel Biennial Exhibition
2018 Solo Exhibition, Church Street Gallery, PA
2018 Group Exhibition South Street Gallery, Easton, MD
2018 Group Exhibition, Nova Scotia, Canada
2018 Group Exhibition, Mall Galleries London
2017 IAPS National Show, Albuquerque, NM
2015 SOP National Juried Show, Washington, DC
Gallery Affiliation
Gallery 99 Westminster, MD
Paradigm Gallery Fort Wayne, IN
